Birds of a feather flock together so says the famous English proverb. The saying applies rather squarely to the apartheid–Zionist entity, known as Israel, and the ultra-fascist primitive regime in India, which seeks openly and shamelessly to obliterate the cultural and religious identity of India’s massive Muslim minority of some a quarter of a billion Read More…
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The mainstreaming of anti-Muslim Hindutva Pop in India
Ever since Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to power in India, there has been a rise in the production of Hindutva pop and anti-Muslim music. What was earlier fringe has now become mainstream. Blazing anti-Muslim music that caters to Hindutva ideology during Hindu festivals and other functions organized by Hindutva ideologues is very common. Every Read More…
2 Billion Muslims must send a Stern warning to India’s Nazi-like government to stop its anti-Islam discourse
The extreme right-wing government of India, headed by Narendra Modi of the openly fascist Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) is carrying out a vicious campaign of persecution, vilification and terror against the country’s large Muslim minority. The real but undeclared goal of this manifestly criminal racist policy is to bully the estimated 200-250 million Muslims of Read More…
Hindutva Pop: Anti-Muslim Music in India
Hindutva Pop is calling the youth for Hindu nationalism and religious warfare. It again fuels the sentiments of islamophobia. Hindutva Pop Triggering Contemporary Hate Politics Indian pop stars like Laxmi Dubey are singing songs with lyrics like “Every house will be saffron!” that depicts a colour for Hinduism. She yells that “We have to make Read More…
Human Rights Defender Khurram Parvez is named Time’s 100 Most Influential People
Khurram Parvez, a prominent Kashmiri human rights defender, has been named Time’s 100 Most Influential People of 2022. Khurram is currently lodged in a Delhi jail. He was jailed by the Modi-led Indian government in November 2021 under the anti-terrorism law, Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA). The National Investigation Agency (NIA) accused him of “terror Read More…
Gendered Violence in Indian Administered Kashmir
Indian administered Kashmir has been torn apart by conflict for more than 70 years now. Kashmir has become a hotbed of strife between India and Pakistan, who each control a portion of it since 1947 and have fought multiple wars over it since then. While war brings to mind the images of uniformed men fighting Read More…
Religiophobia Not Islamophobia – India to UN
India wants the world to see ‘Religiophobia’ as a major concern instead of keeping the lens solely on ‘Islamophobia’. They told the UN officials that it will be completely wrong to draw out a single religion. You cannot decide that injustice happens only with a single faith. Indians have many beliefs and still co-live. In Read More…
Kashmiri Leader Yasin Malik is Sentenced to Life Imprisonment
An Indian court on Wednesday sentenced Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik to life imprisonment. A National Investigation (NIA) special court in Delhi convicted Yasin Malik in a case related to alleged terrorism and secessionist activities in Kashmir. Earlier on 10 May 2022, Malik pleaded guilty to all the charges framed against him. He had told Read More…
India’s troubled history- The Babri Masjid case
The Babri Masjid case exposed the communal fault lines in India and its troubled history. India has historically been home to multiple religions. But it also had an issue with religious conflict. This article looks at the impact of the Babri Masjid case in India. Babri Masjid Steeped in History First, let us look at Read More…
The movement to demolish the Gyanvapi Mosque will hurt India
The attempts to demolish the Gyanvapi mosque in India will hurt India. India is a country of many religions. However, Hindu right-wingers are targeting the Muslim community. The present developments in the case have surprised everyone. Hindutva activists want to demolish the mosque. Gyanvapi Mosque in India- Its history The Gyanvapi mosque is located in Read More…
The Kashmir Files: Is India Hiding Inconvenient Truths
The Kashmir Files is a recent Bollywood movie that has exposed some of India’s fragile religious fault lines. It depicts a dark timeline in Indian history. Due to rising militancy and attacks by separatist groups, Hindus living in Kashmir were forced to move. This exodus of Kashmiri Hindus started in the 1980s. The year 2022 Read More…